BROOKLYN --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's volleyball battled Thursday evening against the St. Joseph's University (Brooklyn) Bears (1-3), but were unable to keep pace with the hosts in a non-conference setback in straight sets (25-16, 25-5, 25-5) from The Hill Center.
First Set Breakdown
- The Bears raced out to a 9-0 first set advantage driven by three aces from Rachel Meltsin.
- York responded by claiming seven of the next eight points to make the score 10-7.
- After a set of runs, St. Joseph's went on a 7-1 burst to take a 17-8 lead.
- Trailing 24-11, the Cardinals won five consecutive points to put pressure on the Bears.
- Martina Urgo's kill closed out a 25-16 first-set victory for St. Joseph's.
Second Set Breakdown
- St. Joseph's claimed the first 10 points of the second stanza.
- Ahead of 14-2, the Bears closed out the set on an 11-3 burst.
Third Set Breakdown
- In the third set, a set error by Urgo got the Cardinals on the board at 3-1.
- A later service error by the Bears made the score 11-3 in the final frame.
- St. Joseph's finished the set winning 14 of the final 16 points.
Leading the Cardinals
- Shamonie Miller energized York's attack with a team-high four kills and 16 swing attempts.
- Miller also recorded a team-leading five digs.
- Cherub Autar set her teammates up with a team-best five assists
- Autar and Madison Plaza each added one kill.
For St. Joseph's
- Autumn Poppett paced the Bear attack with a game-high 10 kills.
- Jillian McGinty added three kills and six aces.
- Rachel Meltsin quarterbacked the attack with 18 assists to go along with a game-best seven aces.
- Defensively, Carol Melo chipped in with six digs.
Inside the Box Score
York hit at a rate of .133 in the opening stanza before finishing the match attacking at -.204, compared to a clip of .313 for the Bears. St. Joseph's controlled the advantage in points (47-6), kills (24-6), aces (21-0), blocks (2-0), assists (23-5), and digs (25-13).
Up Next
The Cardinals (1-4) return to action Tuesday (Sept. 26) to oppose the University of Valley Forge Patriots (1-9) in a non-conference showdown on home court starting at 5 p.m. inside York College Gymnasium.
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